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Sri Lanka pushes for resilient, modern agriculture at Regional FAO Summit

COLOMBO, April 24 -- Sri Lanka has called for urgent action to strengthen resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, as it participated in the 38th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and... Read More


Australia says aware of Sri Lanka Treasury $2.5mn breach, coordinating investigations

COLOMBO, April 24 -- Australia has said it is aware of the 2.5 million-dollar fraud in Sri Lanka's Treasury, and local authorities are coordinating with Australian officials assisting the investigatio... Read More


Sri Lanka probes alleged $2.5 million Treasury fraud

COLOMBO, April 22 -- Sri Lankan authorities are investigating an alleged US$2.5 million fraud involving the Treasury, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said. The funds were reportedly ... Read More


Pakistan's new High Commissioner presents Credentials to Sri Lankan President

COLOMBO, April 22 -- Major General (Retd) Dr Nayyar Naseer formally presented his credentials as Pakistan's new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka to President Anura Kumar Dissanayake during an official c... Read More


UN urges Sri Lanka to deliver results in Easter bombing probe

COLOMBO , April 22 -- The UN on Tuesday (21) urged Sri Lanka to deliver concrete results after long-running investigations into the2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 279 people, incl... Read More


Citra fellowship trains senior officials for future-ready public service

COLOMBO, April 22 -- Citra, in partnership with the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration, recently concluded the fifth Citra Fellowship Execu... Read More


War crimes complaint filed in Sri Lanka against Israeli-American soldier

COLOMBO, April 18 -- The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a formal war crimes complaint with Sri Lankan authorities against Jake Burkons, a dual Israeli-American citizen from Texas, following his... Read More


Ravi K says NDB fraud may involve other banks, financial institutions

COLOMBO, April 15 -- Former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake has alleged that irregularities linked to National Development Bank (NDB) may extend beyond a single institution, potentially involving b... Read More


Women outnumber men as Sri Lanka population reaches 21.78 million

COLOMBO, April 9 -- Women outnumber men by more than 750,000 in Sri Lanka, according to the final report of the 2024 Census of Population and Housing, which also showed the country's population has gr... Read More


President unveils relief package with higher subsidies amid global crisis pressures

COLOMBO, April 7 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Tuesday (7) presented a new economic relief package in Parliament aimed at supporting groups affected by the ongoing Middle East crisis, outli... Read More